[6][7][8] Service to Pelham Bay Park was originally provided by a mix of through and shuttle trains during the 1920s.

[10] The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was sued for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by not including elevators in the renovation.

[11] The United States Department of Justice joined the lawsuit as a plaintiff in 2018,[12][13] and a federal judge ruled in 2019 that the MTA had indeed violated the ADA.

[14][15] The MTA announced in December 2024 that elevators at Middletown Road would be installed as part of the agency's 2020–2024 capital plan.

[20] Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames and support columns in the center.